Ask HN: Learning How to Live?
- I drink coffee in the afternoon
- I eat unhealthy food
- I drink soda
- I drink bottled water
- I don't recycle
- I drink while eating
- I brush my teeth right after eating
- I rinse my mouth right after brushing my teeth
- I don't floss properly (or at all)
- I look at blue lights before going to sleep
- I sleep on my stomach
- I breath through my mouth
- I don't sleep with white noise
- I wake up with a loud alarm
- I don't sleep 8 hours a day (and don't track sleep cycles)
- I snooze multiple times
- I don't take cold showers
- I shampoo every day
- I don't use conditioner
- I use aluminium-based antiperspirant
- I don't exercise
- I don't protect my skin from the sun
- I wear clothes that don't fit
- I leave the AC/heater on during the day
- I leave the lights on
- I buy a $5 Starbucks coffee every morning
- I drink coffee
- I drive for 1 hour to work every day
- I sit on my thick back-pocket wallet
- I sit at my desk all day
- I multitask
- I have 100 browser tabs open
- I have 100 files on my desktop
- I type in QWERTY
- I don't touch type
- I use my mouse instead of keyboard shortcuts
- I use a monitor that's too low
- I procrastinate on important things
- I never empty my inbox
- I don't use a calendar
- I don't take advantage of 401k matching
- I try to time the stock market
- I don't have emergency savings
- I don't save for retirement
- I have credit card debts
- I buy lottery tickets
- I smoke cigarettes
- I drink alcohol
- I watch porn
- I masturbate
- I swear
- I lie
Where can I find an exhaustive guide that explains how to live properly?
I understand that everyone is different and that "properly" can be highly subjective or controversial (don't get too caught up on the above, mostly fictional, examples), yet I think we could do a much better job at making it easy for people to be aware of their bad habits, inefficiencies, and missed opportunities.